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A Look Back at the Bundesliga Season that Was
Köln’s seasons went up in flames as a Bundesliga giant managed to keep their status despite a season of struggles.
Since the inception of the Bundesliga in 1963, only one team has represented it every season- Hamburger SV. Their status as the Bundesliga’s ‘dinosaur’ was being seriously threatened as Frank Arnesen brought along a line of Chelsea youngsters to represent the Germans. Arnesen almost contradicted the statements he had earlier made about...
A Look Ahead to the Bundesliga this Weekend
The Champions League spots are almost settled but there is still quite a lot to fight for at the bottom.
The top two sides in the league are Bayern and Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund has already won the league while Bayern has already made second place their own. Bayern has nothing to play for in the league in the last two remaining games. However, the players and board alike feel that their fans always deserve a good performance.They were true to their words in Bremen, when, despite fielding a side filled with reserve players, they claimed a 1-2 victory last week. This week, Bayern plays the final home game in the league and their second last home game of the season. Their final home game will be against Chelsea in the Champions League final on May 19th.
Will Dortmund finally shut the door in Bayern's face this week?
The Bundesliga title race is as good as over. The standings as far as the top four are concerned can be settled this week.
Werder Bremen vs. FC Bayern München
In past seasons, this fixture might have acted as a title decider. This season, this fixture is nothing but a side note. Bremen, sitting eighth in the table, is still chasing a Europa League spot. They aren’t doing themselves much...
There are four potentially tight matches awaiting us in the Bundesliga this weekend
The top two sides in the Bundesliga are a week away from meeting each other. They are currently separated by three points.
Bayern - Augsburg
Bayern is now well and truly fighting for an elusive treble. They must win to remain in the title race. Bayern is currently on an eight match winning streak. They have kept six clean sheets in those eight contests including in the last three matches. Fringe players are starting to come to the fore for Bayern as Ivica Olic struck twice against...
The Bundesliga sees three brilliant matches take place this weekend
The season is drawing ever closer to the finish line; Borussia Dortmund remains on top and is almost all but certain of winning the Bundesliga with a five point lead over second placed Bayern.
Dortmund begins a tough round of closing fixtures with a home match against Stuttgart. Bayern plays Nuremberg in the Franconian-Bavarian derby. Hannover plays Borussia Mönchengladbach in what is perhaps the most intriguing match of the weekend. Schalke, after having been shocked by Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League on Thursday plays Hoffenheim.
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An Exciting Weekend awaits us in the Bundesliga
‘Exciting’ is the only word which can describe the Bundesliga action which will take place tomorrow.
Köln always is a very entertaining side- regarding matters on and off the pitch. After having been absolutely thumped 4-1 by Hanover last week, they take to the pitch against the holders Borussia Dortmund. Dortmund was in action in mid-week in the DFB Pokal. It took them a full 120 minutes to dispose of SpVgg Greuther Furth with Ilkay Guendogan scoring the winner in the final minute of extra time.Other matches include a contest between Hoffenheim and Monchengladbach, who were also in cup action during the week. Bayern takes on Hanover, a contest which has seen Hanover come out on top in the previous two meetings. The biggest match of the weekend takes places between two of the most exciting sides of the league, fourth placed Schalke and fifth placed Leverkusen.
Who will qualify for the German Cup Final?
We are down to the last four in the German Cup. Three of the teams alive are competing on two fronts domestically.
The big clash of this round obviously is between FC Bayern and Monchengladbach. Dortmund’s meeting with Greuther Furth, the giant killers this season, pales in comparison to the clash between the two Bundesliga sides. Bayern has already lost twice to Gladbach this season.However, the circumstances for those meetings weren’t ideal for Bayern. The first meeting was in the first match of the season were Bayern lost 0-1 due to an absolute howler from Manuel Neuer aided by Jerome Boateng. The second match came just after the winter-break as Bayern featuring an almost fatigued group of players and aided by another Neuer howler lost 3-1.
Bayern records massive victory as Dortmund nears record
The wheels of fortune continued to turn in Bayern’s favour as Bayern recorded their largest away win of the season. Dortmund beat Bremen by a solitary goal.
Dortmund and Bayern has both played the majority of 2012 without their best players Mario Goetze and Bastian Schweinsteiger respectively. Dortmund played a weakened Bremen side and won courtesy of a player who has somewhat acted as a ‘messiah’ for them in Shinji Kagawa. Kagawa’s poor form in the earlier part of the season led to rumours of a transfer away from the club. Kagawa has been rejuvenated this year and he has partly filled up a massive hole left by Goetze. The record unbeaten run in the Bundesliga is 24 matches, recorded by Bayer Leverkusen in the 2009-10 season. Dortmund is currently on a 20-match unbeaten streak.
The Bundesliga promises plenty of excitement this week
The Bundesliga this week promises nothing but pure excitement as the top three sides all have tough tasks in their hands.
Bayern’s away troubles are no secret to anybody. Two victories at the Allianz Arena by score-lines of 7-1 (against Hoffenheim) and 7-0 (against Basel) might make a few historians turning pages; however, while the results might have raised team morale, the bitter truth is Bayern has won just one away game in 2012.Dortmund meanwhile takes on Bremen, a side they beat with just ten men in the first half of the season, 0-2. Bremen last week absolutely battered Hanover 3-0. Bremen’s deficiencies at the back are what have caused their fans headaches for many a season under Thomas Schaaf and Dortmund as we know, is brilliant at punishing defences.
Dortmund Edges Ahead in the Bundesliga Title Race
Bayern has officially been dethroned from the top of the Bundesliga. The weekend was really a triumph for Borussia Dortmund as all their nearest contenders drew their matches.
The Bayern supporters knew as did the hierarchy- the team’s performances weren’t up to the mark. Meanwhile, in the Ruhr region, Dortmund decided to put the loss of Nuri Sahin completely behind them. The three performances that Dortmund has produced in the Bundesliga this year have been almost spotless.A 0-2 win over Nuremberg propelled them to the top of the table on Friday. On Saturday, the three other contenders had to match their result and all failed to do so. Bayern was held to a draw in Hamburg. The result caused some uproar in Bavaria- but this time the comments from the hierarchy weren’t directed towards the opposition. The comments were directed towards Jupp Heynckes.
Bundesliga: Do we have a four-way title race on our hands?
One similarity was extremely obvious in the matches of the big sides this week: they were all terribly one-sided games.
The biggest game of the weekend took place at Borussia Park between Bayern and Gladbach. The result was a one-sided victory….. for Gladbach. Schalke took on Stuttgart and dismantled them just as Gladbach did to Bayern. Dortmund drubbed HSV in sophisticated fashion in the north of Germany.As a result, the top four teams in the Bundesliga are separated by just one point, with the top three separated by just goal difference. Karl Heinz Rummenigge wanted Bayern to be the team that every other team chases. They are the top side in the league even after the defeat- however, they are hanging on to the coveted position by nothing more than a single thread.
Reflections and Conclusions: Monchengladbach 3-1 Bayern
The Bundesliga opener of the year 2012 proved exactly why this league is perhaps the most exciting in the world.
Borussia Monchengladbach started the New Year in the best way imaginable as they taught the league leaders and record Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich a lesson in football. Bayern was staring at humiliation as Gladbach tore them apart three times. Bastian Schweinsteiger made the score-line somewhat respectable with a late goal.For the neutral, this match was a wonderful spectacle. Gladbach scored three brilliant goals on the counter-attack. Marco Reus lit up the pitch as did Patrick Hermann, scorer of the second and third goal. For Bayern, this match provided nothing but more questions. Jupp Heynckes’ expression as he saw his team bulldozed said it all about Bayern’s afternoon.
Did Dortmund make the right choice by purchasing Marco Reus?
Marco Reus recently committed his future to Borussia Dortmund. He might have made the right move; however Dortmund perhaps did not make the right choice.
According to Kicker magazine, Reus demanded a starting berth at Bayern. Bayern promised the attacker higher wages than Dortmund but was not willing to give the youngster a starting berth. As a result, Reus headed towards the club he represented as a youth player. His family lives there and this gave him yet another reason to head to the German Champions.Dortmund parted with a sum of 17.5 million euros to bring the player to the club. The signing of Reus can be thought of as a tug of war between Bayern and Dortmund that Dortmund won. Yet, despite winning the battle, Dortmund might not be able to win the war.
Who is the most likely Candidate to Win the Bundesliga title?
The top four teams are separated by only four points. This Bundesliga title race has the makings of a very intense and special one.
Marco Reus today dedicated himself to the club that rejected him not too long ago, Borussia Dortmund following the end of the current season. In retrospect, that transfer was a rivalry between Bayern and Dortmund, with Dortmund triumphing again. Bayern had targeted Reus publicly and as we all know, Bayern does not like to lose out in any aspect to their rivals.Bayern nonetheless has the edge where it really matters- the Bundesliga title race. They are comfortably at the top with a three point lead over the Ruhr sides and a four point lead over Moenchengladbach. Two sides who have contended in recent seasons sit fifth and sixth in table: Bremen and Leverkusen.
Bundesliga Mid Season Review 2011-12
The Final Weekend of 2011 in the Bundesliga ended with plenty of drama as Markus Babbel was sacked as coach of Hertha Berlin.
Markus Babbel is an ambitious man. He spent long years as a player with Bayern and Liverpool and thus has a winning mentality. He perhaps saw Hertha as a club that was not going to move forward. As a result, he opted not to extend his contract and he said as much to Hertha’s general manager Michael Preetz. Preetz according to Babbel refused to be truthful to the media. Babbel was sacked this week. He will be replaced by Michael Skibbe. Hertha’s final result under Babbel was a 1-1 draw against Hoffenheim in Sinsheim. Hertha is seated not too securely in mid table. Babel’s former team meanwhile secured the Autumn Championship in Bavaria.
Prinz Poldi reigns supreme- Reflections on the Bundesliga Weekend
Prinz Poldi’s performance against Freiburg lit up the league on a weekend that saw Bayern increase the gap between themselves and their rivals.
When Cristian Molinaro saw red about 15 minutes before half-time at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart’s afternoon turned completely sour. Stuttgart started the day brightly by grabbing an early goal. Bayern equalized soon afterwards through none other than Mario Gomez. Gomez grabbed the winner in the second half. He also scrambled the ball away from the goal-line, preventing a Stuttgart equalizer.Bayern, after taking the lead, shifted down to third gear. Stuttgart came within inches of scoring an equalizer. Daniel Van Buyten’s giveaway to Cacau led to the Stuttgart man aiming towards an empty net only to send the ball slightly over the net and into the stands. Due to other results, Bayern now has a three point lead over their rivals and a superior goal difference to go along with the lead.
2010-11 Bundesliga- Unbelievable, Unusual, Unreal.
The 2010-11 Bundesliga Season provided plenty of surprises, headlines and thrills.
Unbelievable, Unusual, Unreal- These three words are the only ways in which this Bundesliga season can be described. This season has been even more dramatic than the 2006-07 episode which saw VfB Stuttgart crowned champions.Yes, we all knew Borussia Dortmund would be champions in December. However, looking at the bigger picture, it is still quiet unusual to imagine that Dortmund is the side currently holding the Ugly Salad Bowl. Dortmund wouldn’t even have been part of the Bundesliga had events that transpired six years ago turned out slightly differently. Dortmund was almost bankrupt; yet they managed to change their policies and put together a brilliant side in just six years.
The Relegation Battle.
This weekend is all about the relegation battle involving Wolfsburg, Gladbach and Frankfurt.
Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and FC Bayern München will finish in the top three regardless of their results on the final match-day. Hanover and Mainz will occupy the Europa League spots regardless of their results. The winner of the German Cup Final between Schalke and MSV Duisburg will be the other participant in the Europa League. St.Pauli has been relegated following a thrashing by FC Bayern. Only three teams have something to play for on the final day: Wolfsburg, Gladbach and Frankfurt.